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The Novel of "Brambletye-House" was distinguished by the hurried vivacity of its details (hurried even to a folt), the bold sketching of its characters, and the spirited reality with which its crowded incidents were struck off. , -The present, novel, by the same author, has no slight share of the peculiarities of the former fiction, in addition to which it possesses a more pains-taking appearance ; we halve no incident in it so glaringly far-fetched its,the one aka Brarablerye-House, where Milton, Isaac Walton, and the Plague, are jumbled delectably together ; scenes .Ure more dwelt on, and probabilities more sternly clmerved, by which means the whole bears a start lng impreSs of reality. In his former publication Mr. 11, Smith seemed more anxious to show •.him self off as an antiquarian, than as a painter of mariners as,- they influence real life; his characters were drawn chiefly from books, which, though they may impart cer tain parts of human character, will never endow them with that freshness or identity so requisite to preserve tiw truth of 'Action.. In the present instance, howevela 'he has drawn from the reat book of nature, past times being as it were the mere clothing in which his personages are en veloped. . Hence we turn to his pages with delight, and decidedly class his " Tor Hill" among the very best works of the day. The plot is something to the following effect : Sir Lionel Fitzmaurice (a very Impressively drawn villain) has by some, underhand means obtained posseision of th e manorial lands of Sir Giles Hungerford , ..se fine old speci men of rough English chivalry—and„ imprisoned his son Cecil, under pretence .of his b eing an idiot. About this crisis, and when he has fully succeeded in his usur pation, news is brought him of Sir Giles's death (to' whom he had hitherto nominally acted as agent) by young Poynts Dudley, a nephew of Sir Giles, who also implores him to restore Cecil, to his rights—after having by mere chance discovered that he was in the neighbourhood of "Tor Hill" imprisoned, in fact, in the very castle itself. Sir Lionel resents this interference, and after a sharp wordy dispute, in which Dudley taunts him with his illegitiMate birth, is going to stab him, when his purpose is arrested by his daughter Beatrice-- - a proud imperious young lady, who steps between the contending parties, and persuades Dudley to fly. With some difficulty, and after many con trivances, he manages to escape, and claims protection of ' the King, on which the usurper is ousted----to use a vulgar phrase—from his estates, and Dudley is rewarded by the hand of Beatrice, who marvellously improves upon ac quaintance; while Cecil, who, so far from being an idiot, turns out to be a highly intelligent young man, refuses to accept any reparation, but solely confines himself to study and contemplation. From this brief and imperfect sketch it will be seen that - there is nothing very original in the plot; the author himself - seems aware of his deficiency in this respect, and accordingly bestows great pains on bring ing out the requisite light and shades 'of character.— Friar Frank, of 'Glastonbury Abbey, whose pomp and power by the way are strikingly pourtrayed, is in particular an ecclesiastic exceedingly to our minds—Sib Fawcett, the shrewd landlady of the " Tables Inn," Somersetshire, is another spirited personation; a praise which we may also extend to Sir Giles Hungerford the stout old cavalier;' between whom on his death-bed, and a father confessor, a . _ very diverting conversation ensues. Pierre, the Anglo French valet of Dudley, is a true (apparently) portrait of the times; when such characters, from the frequent inter course, whether amicable or hostile, between the rival coun tries, were necessarily very generally to be met 'With.* As a specimen of our author's g.raphic powers, we quote' the fol lowing spirited description ofMise Fitzm surice, the heroine'; Unfortunately for his faller progress in the science of domestic economies and the prices. of commodities, Dudley's attention was, called off, and her ladyship's oration interrupted by the entrance of Miss Fitsmaurice, whom she introduced by the name of Mistress Beatrice, and whose appearance instantly confirmed Sib Faw cett's description, when she had termed her a fresh and stately beauty, though it did not su pointedly refute the imputation of a certain degree of hauteur. In many respects she bore a strong re semblance to her father. Like his, her stature was commanding, although from the exactness of its proportions she seemed to be very little above the standard height of beauty. Her large hazel eyes, with her dark and finely arched brows, were as ma jestic as Juno's ; the outline of her. face was equally noble; leer teeth were faultless ; but her mouth, although it had not the derisive curl of Sir Lionel's, wore an expression the very reverse of meekness and humility, and which had at various times been termed a warranted consciousness of superior beauty, a look of becoming dignity, a slight tendency to superciliousness, or ab solute hauteur, according to the impression it bad made upon va rious observers. . None, however, could deny that the general cha racter of her face and figure was singularly striking and stately. Nor had she neglected to assist Nature with the embellishments of art, for the delay in her appearance had arisen solely front her sedulous attention to the toilet. In this she seemed to have stu died the becoming rather than the fashionable, as if she felt en titled to set, rather than to follow the mode. Her hair being parted in braids, so as to show her high forehead, was drawn through a crescent of pearls, and fell behind in short clustering ringlets. Neither ruff nor partlet concealed her neck and shoul ders, whose fine form was becomingly and decorously visible, her tight boddice of russet damask being fashioned in the modern' style, although considerably longer in the waist, and pounced and girded all over with pearls and pasaement lace of silver.-- Demi-sleeves, fastened with knots of pearl upon the shoulder, dis played the symmetry of her arms as well as the richness of her bracelets ; and her kirtle, of the same material as the boddice, was tastefully decorated with flowers of beaten silver and pearl bows. This attire, which would now be deemed over-fine, unless for some extraordinary occasion, was in those days of greater splen dour nothing more than customary : such, indeed, was. Sir Lio nel's taste for state and costliness, that he often reproached hislady with the homeliness of her appearance, and generally admired his daughter in proportion Roller dress approached to the magnificent. Before we conclude this desultory notice, we will just add a word respecting the style in which the " Tor Hill" is written. On two_ or three occasions, when :circum stances demand it, it rises to almost historic dignity; as, for instance, when Cecil is describing his enthusiasm at the sight of nature in the country. In general, however, it is slip-shod and affected; a censure which we found upon the repetition of such quaint expressions as " dis furnished" for unfurnished ; " the inspiration of Pierre," for the breathing of Pierre. With this we take our leave of the author, trusting, that notwithstanding such slight defects, he will continue the path which he has so ably commenced. A LASS :OR A, GLAss.—On the 29th ult., at Bourn, Mr. W. Brown, of that -place; presented himself at the Hymeneal altar, to enter into holy bonds with Mrs. Driiintnond, of Hull. When the Clergyman had proc e eded with the mat forms as far as the ceremony of placing the ring on the bride's finger, the bridegroom swore that he would have a glass of ale before he proceeded. In order that he might have dust time fot his libation, the Clergyman refused to finish the service; but on 'the following morning; Mr. "Brown having made his choice be tween his lass and his glass, the' nuptial cord was at length le gally tied.—Bath Herold. PHRENOLOGY AGAIN !—On Tuesday and Wed nesday last, Mr. Deville, the celebrated practical - phrenologist, of London, gratified a select number of ladies and gentlemen, by two very interesting gratuitous lectures on the science of phrenology, at Mr. Hunt's establishment, No. 1, Argyle -street." The lectures were accompanied by illustrations from a variety of busts, and the practical advantages of the science ably developed, at regards their influence on education, insanity, and active life. An esletteve collection of busts is - already formed `at Air. Hunt's, end Is c,„ e ': staidly open to the inspectio n o f t h e public. We are ONO' hear,. that Dr. Syttualleint . it exp ecte d h ere in j anu ary-neo , , a regular course of lectures will be delivered on the 04"e' vol., 11. S. Othello 9. The Duenna .0. The Rivals 1. The Belle's Stratagem Lg. Cymbeline IS. Venice Preserved [4. The West Indian, VOL. 111. 15. Much Ado about Nothi►ig 16. The ,Hypocrite 17. As You Like It 18. The Provoked Husband 19. The Beggars' Opera 20. The Way to Keep Him 21. The Padlock. VOL. IV. 22. King John _ 23. King Henry IV. Part I. 24. The Wonder 25. Hamlet 26. Trip to Scarborough 27. The Road to Ruin 2s. The Gamester. VOL. V. 29. The Winter's Tale SO. The Man of the World 31. The Inconstant 32. Love in a Village 33. Jane Shore 34. King Henry VIII. 35. Julius Caesar. VOL. V. MI. Merchant of Venice 87. Merry Wives of 'Windsor 38. Virginias 99. Caine Gracchui 40. All in the Wrong 41. King Lear 42. Cato. VOL. vit. 43. New Way to Pay old Debts 44. Measure for Measure 45. The'Jealous Wife 46. The Tempest 47. Clandestine Marriage 49. Coriolauus 49. Every One has his Fault. VOL. VIII. 50. The Alcaid N. B. Continued once a fortnight. CRITIQUES ON THE WORK. " Each Play is prefaced with acute and pertinent Remarks."— Literary Chronicle, June 3, 1826. . 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They will be happy to give, proof of ihis moat interesting discovery to any Lady Or Gentleman who will honour them `With a call, at their Establish ment, 263, , Regent-street, where an extensive assortment of elegant and brilliant-toned Harps and Piano-fortes is constantly on Sale. Sr A great variety of Spanish Guitars on sale. *.* Harps and Piano-fortes Lent on Hire ; Rorrian Strings of the first quality. riABINET-IVIA XERS' 'Li CHEAP-CABINET anriVIPHOLSTERY, at the LON DON REPOSITORY for the CABINET-MAKERS' SO CIETY, being the only real one now existing in London, No. 71, corner of LEADENHALL-STREET, opposite Aldgate Pump, and which has been established upwards of Six years. For Ready Money, and no Abatement. The Trustees and Committee resp ectfully inform the Nobility and Gentry, that they still conduct the above Establishment for the Benefit of industrious and ingenious Mechanics (who have large families), by offering their ManufaCtured Articles in the Cabinet Line of the best workmanship, and cheaper than by any House in London, no other profit being required than to satisfy the warehouse rent and incidental expenses ; being satisfied with constant employment to enable them to support their families, the number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly Meeting to be 146. From the great patronage the Committee have received, they are in hopes of increasing that number. 'the following is a Specimen of the Low Prices asked ; all Goods warranted .E. s. mi. Five feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post 4 10 0 Tent ditto 6 0 Bordered Mattress to fit - 1 1 0 Mahogany Drawers with solid ends 3 5 0 Eight Mahogany Chairs - 610 0 Mahogany Pembroke Table 2 0 0 Feather Bed free from dust and smell, from £2 12 0 to S 8 Drawing-room Sofa, from £5 5 0 to '7 '7 0 Sofa Bedstead - 3 8 0 Mahogany Horse-flair Sofa - - ' 610 0 upwards A quantity of Paper Hangings for Bed, Dining, and Drawing. rooms, at nearly Half-price. The Trade will find it worth theit attention. Houses Furnished at a few days' notice, and Apartments in a kw hourc—Goods packed flee of expanse except the matting. COMMITTEE. T. Carder I J. Wilson T. Hasler IJ. Unett THURNELL, Agent. I J. Carter W. Waghorn J. HASLER, Secretary SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'F , The attention of those present (consisting of several., of the men of business, and a good number of the higher classes) was chiefly directed to the outsiders, many of whom were backed to a cen siderable amount, and some new ones brought up. Lord Caven dish's Espartolle colt warrants the. opinion we have before ex pressed of him—being now the second favourite ; a very few days will no doubt see him at the head of the list. We subjoin the odds at the close of the Rooms at six o'clock. nxnsY. 10 to 1 apt Tatler 11i to 1. agst Eapagnolls 12 to 1 apt Web IS to 1 apt Elfrid 13 to 1 apt Catherine 22 to 1 . apt Trumpeter* 23 to 1 apt Dauntless 23 to 1 apt Manseluke 25 to 1 apt Dahlia 25 to 1 apt Augusta 1,000 to 25 apt 1,000 to 25 agar 500 even Trni 15 to 1 apt Mai 28 to 1 agst Eliza 'Teazle SO to 1 apt Turcoman 83 to 1 agit Antar SS to 1 apt Cressida 85 to 1 apt Metre 85 to 1 apt Protestant* 35 to 1 apt Mr. Hunter's* 85 to I apt Chieftain* 42 to 1 apt Lord Ailesbury's* i Roderick" t Pythoness• peter agst Dauntless" Ina Juke and Turcoman° 11 to 2 agst Maria 12 to 1 age Totteridge IA to 1 agst Ilrowu Duchess I o tot agst Souvenir 20 to 1 *gat Scornful 20 to 1 agst Tratedation 22 to 1 agst Hampden 22 to 1 agat Lunacy 25 to 1 agst Addy 50 to 1 apt Teddy° 12 to 1 agst Reviewer 20 to 1 agst Popsy 20 to 1 apt Cerauby Q 3 to 1 agst Matilda Those marled the AGRI. 30 to 1 agst Nivalis * SO to 1 agat Moonshine 35 to 1 agst Nonplus is (a) were taken. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF Lvirs."—T Wellesley, a fi ne s hi p , b oun d f rom Liver imiolroHiobde Marquis Wellesley, Jiad been driven by stress of weather into the harbour of Holyhead, patted from her anchors during a tremendous gale, on Friday night, and, being soon dashed upon the rocks, .over which the sea broke with th e g reatest fury, ehe almost immediately went to pieces, w h en , me l an choly to relate, the entire of the erew,-*eventeen in number, met a watery grave. The full particulars of this shipwreck have not 'yet reached us. The Mersey steam-packet, from Liverpool to this port, was obliged, to put into Holyhead on the same night, and entered the harbour just after. the Marquis W ellesley had gout to pieces, but not in time to afford the lent assistance to the sufferers, had evert the state of the weather rendered it practicable. We understand the..Atarquis Wellesley was insured with one of the Irish . Coln 21(vntiny Register.. sT. L Return to sa Addram of the House of CoinmnPl. ) 0 4 7, 1826, for a Return of the several persons who bare been com mitted to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet Prison and other Gaols in Engl an d an d W ales for contempt. onder e eetsi issuing out of his lirfajesty's C ourts o f Ch ancery and Et vier, since 11th July, 1820, with copies of their respective commit ments with respect to such contempt., stating what persons have died, or have been discharged, and at whet time, sail how many remain in custody; also, a Return of the number (Apar• sons that were confined for contempt on the 11th July, 1220, and how many of them have died, been discharged, and at what time, or now remain in custody. As the particulars of this Return occupy a folio volume of 185 closely printed pages, it will be at twee perceived how utterly impracticable it would be to trandv it entirely to the columns of a newspaper. We have therefore eti. deavoured to condense the matter o f this Re turn as much as possible, and present the annexed statement as con. taining all the moat important features of the full Return made to Parliament. ~; This Return consists of three Parts—let, The names of the pereons, and the time when committed to the-respec tive county gaels,: for contempt of 'Court, between- July 11, iB2o,'and March 26, 1826, and the dated their dis. charge ; ,, =.2(1, Copies of their respective commitments;--- end 3d, Numbers of persons that were cunt lned for con. tempt on the 11th July, 1920. In condensing this Re turn, the names of 'the parties ) : the dates of their commit ments and discharge, and the copies of the commitments, is all that has been suppressed. Oat of the whole num. her of persons committed under the process of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer in contempt, 21 only remained in custody on the , 26th March, 1820. But, it is to be re collected, that the Return of the Fleet Prison is not amongst the number, and that a great many of these per sons have been removed by kabeas corpus from the cus tody of the Sheriff to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet. The excuse of the Warden of the Fleet for not obeying the orders of his Majesty's Home Secretary is want of time and the pressure of term business ; and this excuse; insufficient and idle as it is, is -couched in language which is, in truth, scarcely intelligible. This latter fault is a fault of Mr..Browres education, and we are therefore little disposed to press it against him... But as to the excuse of want of time, we confess we hold it as utterly without we i g ht. He received the order somewhere about the 10th or 12th of March last, and this extenuating letter is dated 28th of April. Every other o ffi cer. found time to make hie return before the end of March or the beginning of April at latest. The Warden's return is of all such returns the most im portant, as without that the others become but little more than waste paper. The Fleet is the peculiar prison of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer, and must, therefore, be supposed to contain a far larger number of the victims of owr present Equity system than any other gaol. Ad mitting:, however, that the Warden's excuse is a valid one, the inference thence to be drawn is that the number of prisoners for contempt must be unprecedeutedly large. The Returns for Cornwall and Surrey are certainly not the most perspicuous hi this volume, and might have been framed in a way to convey the information they do con vey in a more comeatable manner. Hereford, however, shines, and might serve as an example to the less diligent Sheriffs of the two aforesaid counties. Suffolk, we appre hend, is , blessed with a son of Erin for its•Sheriff,lor under the column headed, "_When discharged," he very inno cently writes," remains still in custody." What object was proposed by procuring this return we cannot soy, unless it.was to shew additional cause, of out cry against the equitable jurisprudence of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer. If this was in truth the design we feel bound to say that we think it has failed, unless indeed the arrear still to be brought up shall very much add to the number of parsons now in custody for contempt. The attachment for contempt sounds particuisrly odious and oppressive, but its operation in money eases is not more 0 mischievous-;m that of a common executive writ against the person from it , CourcolLaw. The attachment for not answering is, however, objectionable, and so indeed may all other attachments be called which are not sued out to enforce the payment of a SUM of, money. 'lite Returns given in this paper for the most,part disclose attachments for not answering, and such like ' but the terms of c on fi ne . ment under each never e x c e e d e d three or four years fit most, and that must have been occasioned in many in stances by sheer unyielding blind obstinacy. With these remarks we disiniss the subject, to snake room for the sub joined:— • Account of the Number of Persons committed for Contempts of the Court of Chancery and the Court of Exchequer. gc -L ER•':* County g 6 •fr Remarki. Bedford none 6 Bells 2 9 Bucks none 1 Was confined on lrfith March, 16. Chester - Chester City none 4 ill Cornwall* none 2 4 0 si defectiveTOOhnnwieesaspltireruocot frnnd n ot fi th rted uiraz . enttscnio comfor. mitred. Derby Devon .. . ......... . . 8 28 One removed by Habeas Corpus. Dorset 2 9 Durham ,2t 7 $ 'One of thole two removed by j Habeas Corpus. Essex ... 2 25 Two removed by nab. Corpus. Fleet no return. Gloucester . Cumberland . 3 4 3 S (inc still confined, and one re ' 4 rooyed. Gloucester City none 0 2 Both ennuaitted iwne day, t Dee. 182 A. One removed. Haute Hereford Hertford Huntingdon none 16 Kent Done 4 Lancaster I 14 Three remain in custody,. Leicester . none 49 Lincoln none 4 Monmoutli 1 6 One still in custody. Norfolk no return. Northampton none 19 One still in custody. Northumberland none 14 One removed. • Newcastle-upon- none $ Tyne Nottingham none S Oxford none IS Rutland no return. Salop none 3 One retztored. Somerset Stafford tll ss : Three:loa , In e l is ti titi ti l l it ! , ti d in t ie t a ir custody,dnee custody. bd debts. o but 0 c f ha whomr g ed are a mother end a daughter _ ... . Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwick ... . ..... ... none Iti § lie still. in. custody. l a ve i: t c:::::::;`: ... -.. 1 5 Three of whom were tither, 1 mother, and son. . %W ! Voill ' eet' : ;;;;, ............. nuine 71 Four removed, and three still y or k 2 - fa 1 in custody, amongst theta 5 t were a mother and 4 Adlilarsn. Kingston-upon-Hull none It. Out still datalual WAIFS. Breen none I till detained. Carnarvon none 3 lliontgotnery I He died Ved Feb, 1021.